Despite international commitments to slash methane, an analysis of new national climate plans (NDCs) shows that most African nations are failing to leverage effective, community-led strategies to curb waste-sector emissions, instead relying on costly, harmful disposal methods. The report, released by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), examined NDCs Read more…
Ghana is at a pivotal moment in its mineral history, one that could shape its economic future for the next century. Following over a hundred years of gold mining, the discovery of commercially viable lithium deposits in the Central, Western, and Volta Regions signals a new era of opportunity. Often Read more…
African civil society and grassroots leaders have called on the African Group of Negotiators and global negotiators to demand an immediate halt to all fossil fuel projects and demand climate reparations from wealthy nations. The declaration was issued in Cotonou, Benin, following the second physical African People’s Counter-COP (APCC), where Read more…
I first met Mohammed Ukasha Tiibu in 2016 during a volunteer event, and since then, we’ve developed a close friendship and have collaborated on various projects, including organising multiple youth events. Mohammed grew up in the small farming town of Atebubu, located in the Bono East Region, approximately 400 km Read more…
Image: ILO and Japanese delegation visit the Climate Cocoa Project’s biochar production site in Beposo, engaging with local farmers and project staff advancing sustainable cocoa farming BIBIANI, GHANA – A high-level mission by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Japanese government has highlighted local efforts to eliminate child labour Read more…
UN Photo/Manuel Elías United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised that the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) on Climate Change in Brazil should not conclude without a credible global response plan aimed at limiting the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Guterres made this statement during a climate Read more…
New York, Sept. 25, 2025 – Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has warned that the world is “fighting a losing battle” against climate change while addressing global leaders at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech on Thursday, President Mahama stated that the planet is Read more…
BY: Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman & Jennifer Ambolley This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant The scorching midday sun filtered through the branches of an old tree, casting shadows across a dusty compound in Sagyimase, about 90 kilometres north of Ghana’s capital, Accra. Isaac Agyare Boadi, a retired Read more…
“I don’t just report stories—I walk with them, live among them, and carry their voices to places they may never reach.” – Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen (Engr Winna’amzua) In a world where journalism increasingly favours clicks over communities, Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen—better known as Engr Winna’amzua—has chosen a different path. It is not paved with studio Read more…
| Engineer Ukasha Tiibu Mohammed Ghana is currently facing a significant challenge: its infrastructure design and planning system is in disarray. Urban centres across the country are plagued by both natural and man-made disasters, including devastating floods, crippling traffic congestion, and deteriorating structures. This crisis has far-reaching consequences that Read more…